General Electric Company

Stephen Don Smith

Brian Joseph McManus

Jared Klineman Cooper

Joseph Forrest Noffsinger

Robert James Foy

John William Brand

Kevin Kapp

Kaitlyn Ann Hrdlicka

Eugene Andrew Smith

Derek Kevin Woo

Daniel Joseph Rush

Gary William Mason

Eugene A Smith, Jr

Mark E Smith

A method for recording operating information of a railroad train () comprising a lead locomotive (), a remote locomotive (A), and a trailing locomotive (). The method comprises recording the operating information of at least one of the railroad train () and/or a distributed power communications system onboard the railroad train (), determining a location of the lead locomotive (), and including the location in a record of the operating information.

Method and system for using location information in conjunction with recorded operating information for a railroad train

A communication system for a rail vehicle consist includes antenna modules, routing modules, and an arbitration module. The antenna modules are disposed at spaced apart locations along the consist and receive network data from an off-board device. The routing modules are communicatively coupled with the antenna modules and receive the network data from the antenna modules. The routing modules are communicatively coupled with a network connection extending along the rail vehicle consist. The arbitration module is communicatively coupled with the network connection. The arbitration module forms a message represented by the network data. One or more of the routing modules transmits the network data received from the off-board device to the arbitration module over the network connection. The arbitration module receives the network data to form the message and transmits the message to one or more powered units of the rail vehicle consist through the network connection.

Communication system for a rail vehicle consist and method for communicating with a rail vehicle consist

A communication system for a rail vehicle consist includes antenna modules, routing modules, and an arbitration module. The antenna modules are disposed at spaced apart locations and receive a trip profile from an off-board device. The trip profile is related to tractive and/or braking effort supplied by one or more powered units of the rail vehicle consist. The routing modules are disposed on the powered units and are communicatively coupled with the antenna modules. The routing modules are communicatively coupled with a network connection extending along the rail vehicle consist between the powered units. The arbitration module is communicatively coupled with the routing modules by the network connection. The routing modules transmit the received trip profile to the arbitration module. The arbitration module reconstitutes the trip profile into a message that is transmitted to a propulsion subsystem of one or more of the powered units.

A method of identifying an anomalous orientation definition condition of a remote locomotive () of a train includes monitoring an operating condition of the remote locomotive of the train, the remote locomotive configured to operate according to a defined orientation with respect to a lead locomotive of the train. The method also includes identifying an operating condition of the remote locomotive indicative of the remote locomotive operating contrary to an operating condition of the lead locomotive.

Identification of an anomalous orientation definition condition of a remote locomotive of a train

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